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Assalamu Alaykum, my brothers and sisters, your parents are probably the most important

people in your lives, whether they are living or not. Remember Allah Almighty says,

the first declaration that He makes is non-shall be worshiped besides Him. That is a declaration of

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And then He says, Wa Bilwa Alidani Ya Sallam, and it is compulsory

obligatory to be kind to your parents. So, bilwa Alidani Ya Sallam, Allah makes mention of

both parents, wali deen, to mother and father. Now this includes, like I said, those who are

alive, those who have passed on, those who are Muslim, those who are not, those who are living

together, those who are divorced, those who get on, those who don't, those who have done

good things, those who have done bad things. All of them we need to fulfill their rights

accordingly. Now that is a very, very deep ruling within Islam. It is one of the most important

things. Why is it so important? And why do your parents have great value if not one of

the greatest values that Allah Almighty has created in terms of relationships? The reason

is, who made you ask yourself, well, my maker made me, Allah made me. And what means

did He choose for you to be brought onto this earth? Choose your parents. So He chose them.

This is all part of your test. They may not be good people. You have to still fulfill

their rights. They may be brilliant. They may let you do whatever you want to do. You

still need to do what Allah permits you to do and what He has ordained. So you find

some parents, they let their children do whatever they want. You'll say, my parents are

cool. They're really good. You know, it doesn't make them good. Being cool doesn't always

mean you're good. But where they kept teaching you and reminding you about what was right

in terms of what you're supposed to be doing on earth, yes, by all means. But if they

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